Lead Analyst - Accounting

Responsibilities
This role is part of team that provides accounting support and solutions to Principal Financial Group. This team consists of several processes like General ledger (Reconciliations and Journals support), Reporting, Control, Financial Analysis, Budgeting and Compliance.
The Lead Analyst will be part of one of these areas and will be responsible for processing, recording, maintaining, reconciling of financial transactions and reports. Additionally will be providing support to fund and asset management teams.
Responsibilities:

• Ensure the general accounting of the Luxembourgish and UK Companies under relevant GAAP within scheduled deadlines
• Monitor AP and treasury
• Research, reconcile, and update financial transactions
• Be able to prepare financial statements and periodic reporting under required financial GAAP
• Be able to read and understand financial statements with observations and findings with highest level of attention and accuracy.
• Monitor and analyse the data for various participants
• Liaise with external contractors and consultants like property manager/ tax advisors/ auditors when required
• Assist with the preparation of tax returns (CIT/VAT/NWT)
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  Support the preparation of budgets
• Be able to reconcile data with an auditor mindset.
• Prepare reports and perform variance analysis of financial statements
• Prepare and perform tasks related to preparation of schedules related to financial statements
• Take lead in troubleshooting and resolving day-to-day issues
• Assist and supervise other team members and keep track of day-to-day deliverables
• Support fund controller and fund and asset management team
• Process of ad-hoc requests
• Provide knowledge and experience of team handling, pressure management, migrations, SLAs etc.
  

Skills:

• Very good knowledge in Accounting & Financial concepts & terminologies, (IFRS added value)
• Excel skills and techno savvy to handle large volume.

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  Excellent communication skills to explain the data / report to senior leaders and stakeholders
• Ability to build/develop relationships and stakeholder management
• Adapt to change, be agile and flexible.
• Good team player & collaboration skills
• Ability to adjust and flexibility to work in shifts to ensure timely deliverables and participation in review meetings
• Ability to learn and grasp new business processes
• Good knowledge of AP/AR/GL functions
• Understanding of Booking & Payment of Invoices
• Ability to perform account reconciliations
• Strong knowledge of Excel Functionality and other MS Office tools (Powerpoint/Word)
• Experience with Yardi Voyager accounting software added value
  

Must have planning, problem solving and analytical skills.
Qualifications
6-9 years of relevant work experience in Finance/Accounts function, preferably in an offshore set-up with Commerce graduation/post-graduation and CA/ICWA.